Saturday, June 1, 2013

Getting organized and making a few "cover" cards...

The whole ATC trading game has my head spinning a little just keeping track of cards being sent out and those I will be receiving sometime in the future. What to do? Get organized!

First of all a three-ring binder must be sought out. This one may look familiar. It has had many uses over the years, but hopefully it will help me keep track of things for years to come!

But what's inside? Aha... The front pocket holds some precut ATC cards, a baggy of plastic card sleeves and a little card containing my log in info for the ATC's for All website. The first page of plastic card protectors contains cards I've made for one-on-one trading. Not many...yet. The card you see in the top middle slot is actually on the second page and is one I'm working on for a group swap.

After the pages for cards to swap and cards received I have a few page protectors for lists of "Cards Sent Out"...﻿

and "Cards I'm Expecting". On these two pages I can keep track of swaps and I have checklists to be sure I don't forget to give itrader points or reputation points to other players and hosts. It also acts as a reminder of what I've done and how many of my cards are "out there" in the world at large. :)

After these pages I have a few pocket pages to hole odds and ends that have been scribbled on random pieces of paper. I have lots of that kind of stuff!﻿

Since I had three ATC's to send off I decided to rev up the painting station (complete with roll of tissue for blotting) and make cover cards for the ATC's. Just a little extra protection in the mail and another excuse to make art!!﻿

And here they are...

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And here are the ATC's I'm working on for the "Books are Quotations" swap. I've done the collaging part and now I just have to print off the quotations to glue on each one. These were fun to do this afternoon!

And now they are safely ensconced in my ATC notebook until I can finish them...

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So, that's what I've been doing this morning/afternoon. Hope you're having a great day!

Lisa

Mom, grandma and wannabe artist and writer.

About Me

Widowed 4 years ago, I live in a tiny apartment (cozy!) in a tiny town, just a few blocks from the small farm my husband and I lived on, and raised our children on, for 26 years. Life is changing, but the memories and love I have for my family will be with me always. I have 3 birth kids: Jordan, Josh and Micah, and 4 step-kids: Bob, Tammy, Missy and Trevor. They range in age from 26-55 and they live all over the country. They're a wonderful bunch of people. I am so blessed! They've stood by me through the loss of my husband and helped me in so many practical ways. We rejoice that Bob is with the Lord and experiencing a life we can only imagine, and we plan to see him again and to be together for eternity!(John 14:6)

my other blog

Backwoods Crazy Quilt

Jordan and Brooke

SON JORDAN'S SONGS (with nephew Sully)

Click for his YouTube channel.

We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. -- A. W. Tozer

Josh and Jess. Parents of Nathan and Starry

Click for son Josh's old blog

Starry, Jess, Josh and Nathan

My daughter, Micah, and her family

At the Headwaters of the Mississippi! (Just about 20 miles from us.)

Audrey Rayne

Hazel Jane

That's a tooth in her hand!

Adele JoLee

Sullivan

SON JOSH'S BLOG

Click for Josh's new blog.

Fairy tales are more than true;not because they tell us that dragons exist,but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.-G.K. Chesterton

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." Van Gogh